6th arson has Greenwood community on edge

Summary

Residents of an apartment building found a rolled up piece of carpet on fire up against a door late Monday night in what is now the sixth arson to strike the general area since June.

Story Published: Nov 3, 2009 at 7:08 AM PST

Story Updated: Nov 3, 2009 at 11:15 AM PST

6th arson has Greenwood community on edge
SEATTLE -- Residents in Seattle's Greenwood community are on edge after another fire was intentionally set Monday night.

It was around 11:30 p.m. when residents of an apartment building in the 13400 block of Greenwood Ave. N. found a rolled up piece of carpet on fire, leaning against a door.

Thankfully, the fire didn't spread, but it still managed to do an estimated $17,000 in damage.

The fire is not too far away from five other fires that have been intentionally set since the summer.

The largest was Oct. 23 when an arsonist set fire to a coffee shop owned by the Taproot Theatre on N. 85th. The blaze also destroyed three restaurants, including the Pho Tic-Tac Restaurant and Szechuan Bistro.

Two other fires were set on Aug. 13 -- one at a mixed-use commercial/residential building on N. 98th, the other at a home on NW 84th. The day before, another fire had been set at a home in the 7700 block of Greenwood Ave. N. The string began June 19th with an arson in a vacant restaurant just 10 block away from the Aug. 12 fire.